Auburn Bay is a

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neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of

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. It is located at the southeastern edge of the city, and is bounded by Seton Boulevard to the south,

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to the west, 52 Street E to the east and Stoney Trail to the north. It was established in 2005. The South Health Campus and southeast Calgary hospital is located immediately to the south of the community. The Green Line of the

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will run along the community's eastern boundary, parallel to 52 Street. Auburn Bay has
Residents Association
and
Community Association
It is represented in the

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by the Ward 12 councillor. A diverse community which is home to over 5400 houses. Auburn Bay Community is home to five schools
Auburn Bay K-4

Prince of Peace K-9St. Gianna Catholic School K-6Bayside School K-5
an
Lakeshore School 5–9
15 playgrounds, an off leash dog park, Auburn Station commercial mall, future home to LRT transit, walking/cycling trails, 2 baseball fields, 2 large soccer fields, 2 ponds and a lake. Auburn Bay is also very well known in Calgary for its Halloween spirit. Each Year, many houses create big Halloween displays, including garage haunted houses, light shows and yards filled with inflatables. Some residents also hand out 2L pops, or shots for adults. The community also puts on its very own haunted house in its community center. There was also a street that used to close on Halloween every year and would bring in food trucks and have a big event, but that was shut down in 2024 due to complaints. Each Year the community also puts on an end of summer fire works show. In 2024 they even added synchronized music to the show.

Demographics

As of the 2021

municipal census, Auburn Bay had a population of 18,090, living in 6,245 dwellings. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Residents in Auburn Bay had a

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of $125,000 in 2021, and 5% of residents were low-income. As of 2021, 26% of residents were

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, 19% of housing were condominiums or

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, and 25% of housing were rentals. 22% of Auburn Bay residents spent 30%+ of their income on housing, compared to the Calgary average of 23%.

Crime

In the May 2023-May 2024 data period, Auburn Bay had a crime rate of 1.039/100, an increase from the previous data period. This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities: Auburn Bay (1.039/100), Saddle Ridge (1.358/100), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100),

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(2.542/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Inglewood (3.438/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100), Marlborough (4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock (7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).

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* Neighbourhoods in Calgary {{Calgary-stub

Demographics

Crime

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